[Free Sample] Paradise Induction Chapter 1 – Extract 7

Chapter 1 – Extract 7 from The Paradise Induction!

As he loaded up his luggage, the coldness inside his mind did not allow his negative feelings about London to come to the surface. Instead, every definitive move toward his relocation, hollowed him out.

He had chosen this. This was his choice. So why did it appear more like he was being forced out of the city he was raised in, than the great escape plan he’d wanted?

The car journey was slow, almost static, like time had come to a standstill. Spring’s cloudy, dark sky and dawn’s absence of life on the streets, complemented the eerie atmosphere.

Think of things that anger you about London, he told himself. Think of the decision you made so long ago. Remember?

But the thoughts weren’t working. The only perception that emerged was that he was being pushed out of his country. Exiled. Ostracised. Abdication—the last resort of a desperate man.

“You’re going to really enjoy it you know,” his mother said as if reading his mind and helping as best she could.